Detail from the patent. Notice the armband and possibly an Apple Bracelet too Even silent alerts can be audible if an Apple Watch haptic engine is too powerful, but Apple has plans to make notifications entirely private. You're at a meeting and it's time for your medication. Or you grudgingly agreed to stop by a…
Detail from the patent showing a man perhaps checking the time -- on his sleeve instead of an Apple Watch Last updated 10 hours ago Apple is continuing to investigate ways of making fabric touch sensitive so that it could embed controls or detect gestures on products far beyond Apple Watch bands or iPhone cases.…
Six popular Microsoft apps for the Mac have security vulnerabilities that could allow a hacker to “gain any privileges already granted to the affected Microsoft applications,” according to a report by Cisco Talos. The apps affected are Microsoft Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, and Word. Microsoft runs an entitlement that disables macOS’s hardened runtime, which provides security…
At a glanceExpert's Rating ProsGood user interface, speed, and performanceStill great at locating and sorting out file and directory errors on supported formats and volumesNice customization and configuration options, easy to find technical details about any volume on your MacConsLack of APFS support puts the future of DiskWarrior in doubtPrice point remains high for new…
Updated August 20, 2024: Apple has a summer promotion, from August 7 to September 23, for three free months of Apple Music. It is for new subscribers only, as usual, and must be redeemed on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Apple Music is Apple’s music streaming service that offers access to more than 100 million…
Apple runs a lot of promotions to give you a few free months of Apple Music, but most of them require you to make a certain purchase. You can get up to six months if you buy new AirPods, Beats, or HomePod products, or if you get the right plan from the right cellular provider.…
An assortment of drive enclosures There are thousands of external computer storage cases on the market. Some are good, some are bad, and we have opinions on which are the best hard drive enclosures for Mac users. Storage is a persistent problem when it comes to buying Apple hardware. The cost of upgrading the internal…
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Apple releases fifth developers betas for iOS 18 and the rest Apple has migrated to the seventh round of developer betas for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, tvOS 18, macOS Sequoia, watchOS 11, and visionOS 2, as it prepares to make the operating systems available within weeks. The seventh round arrives after the sixth, which Apple…